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Distant MemoriesThe year was 1960. I had graduated from Roberts Technical & Trade school in NYC as a budding Auto Mechanic 2 years earlier, and since that time I had... | 487 | 5 | 0 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 | Apr 27 |
It's great when you have a Plan BThe other day we got about a 3" (7-8 CM) snowfall. I turned on the TV and got an error message saying something like "searching for satellite". Afte... | 482 | 2 | 0 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 | Apr 25 |
Three Little PunksWhen I was 16, me and Teddy Weinberg 14 and Freddy Thunburg 15 decided to go on a camping trip on our bikes (bicycles not motorcycles). We all lived... | 477 | 4 | 0 | Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Apr 27 |
Heart breaking photos from Lake Charles after hurricane LauraThe pics are kinda big so have patience. | 464 | 5 | 0 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2020 | Apr 19 |
Once I was a bootlegOnce I was a bootleg and I thought i'd quit didn't have a nickle and I didn't give a shit went to the man to get my roll thought I'd go to town... | 453 | 3 | 0 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 | Apr 26 |
It seemed like such a great ideaOne night when I was about 8 years old, I had a stuffy nose. I was in bed and my nose was so clogged I had to breathe through my mouth. Suddenly I f... | 453 | 2 | 1 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 | Apr 27 |
Hey kids, guess what time it is?No, it's not Howdy Doody time. It's Mosquito time. Time to break out the Mosquito re... | 450 | 2 | 0 | May 2019 | May 2019 | Apr 25 |
A tale of two shirtsAbout a year ago I did a favor for a friend by feeding her chickens while she went out of state to a sales event. She works at a saddlery. She often... | 441 | 4 | 0 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2019 | Apr 22 |
I'm lucky to be aliveI grew up in NYC, a neighborhood known as Yorkville (upper East side of Manhattan) 85th st to be exact. On the corner of 3rd Ave there was a fairly n... | 421 | 4 | 0 | Sep 2020 | Oct 2020 | Apr 27 |
When I'm boredSometimes I like to see what people are looking for on Craigslist. Tonight I looked at the "wanted" section for NYC. It's always interesting what pe... | 416 | 2 | 0 | Oct 2020 | Nov 2020 | 20 hrs ago |
Life before the InternetThis is for young people who weren't around when there was no such thing as online anything. The personal computer wasn't even invented yet. Oh, the... | 413 | 6 | 0 | May 2020 | May 2020 | 1 hrs ago |
Life's Rewards Are Paid in AdvanceFrom the time you're born, through childhood, when you spent all day playing, eating, sleeping, being cuddled, fussed over, treated like you're so spe... | 412 | 2 | 2 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | Apr 26 |
How to lose your jobHow NOT to make a good impression on your bosses boss. One day years ago, 1973 to be exact, my company "Koni America" went to Watkins Glen as was our... | 394 | 2 | 1 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 | Apr 25 |
The AquatonesYour time machine is fueled up and ready to transport you back to 1959. You may not have even been born yet. Enjoy your visit. h... | 368 | 1 | 0 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 | Apr 27 |
MosquitoesWell, it's that time of the year again in the Northern Hemisphere. What is your preferred method of control, eradication, sting avoidance etc? I hav... | 365 | 3 | 0 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2021 | Apr 27 |
Music to dance toThis is a different version of a song which was a very big hit back in the mid 50's. Anybody remember the original? | 363 | 2 | 0 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2019 | Apr 25 |
Money saving tipsFlushing the toilet: People in desert regions must be appalled that in the west we use drinking water to flush a toilet. Dirty dish water and bath w... | 352 | 2 | 0 | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 | Apr 26 |
Wanna ride with me in my time machine?This is a letter I sent to my oldest son about his birth. Tom, It was springtime in 1961 and I was working as a foreign car mechanic at Rootes Motor... | 328 | 3 | 1 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | 19 hrs ago |
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